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MrSelfDestruct said:
That just made my day.
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Well, they will be using RayV's technology, which is currently used for the _international_ version of league pass boradband. If it will be the same as that, it is not HD. The bitrate is 1200 kbps and it is from an HD source. It is great quality for a streamed video, but don't expect MLB.tv HD quality.
 
axs88 said:
Well, they will be using RayV's technology, which is currently used for the _international_ version of league pass boradband. If it will be the same as that, it is not HD. The bitrate is 1200 kbps and it is from an HD source. It is great quality for a streamed video, but don't expect MLB.tv HD quality.
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I am used to watching streams on Justin.tv, this would look amazing compared to that I would imagine.
 
I was talking to Sarah Mensah this morning and she said

"We are continuing to work with Comcast to get the Comcast games streamed in addition to the KGW games. The reason we gave the 1st of January as a deadline was to help set fan expectations. When we do stream all the games, they will be available over the net to anyone within a 150 mile radius of our territory. Outside that territory, you could stream them from NBA.com."
 
Thanks, Buck.

If you get another chance, can you please ask her the difference between those of us who are in the 150mi blackout radius, but who don't have KGW? I was under the impression that only KGW viewers would get the KGW games.

BTW, I'm hopeful that this gets set up soon.
 
MrSelfDestruct said:
I am used to watching streams on Justin.tv, this would look amazing compared to that I would imagine.
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Plus you won't have to worry about it being switch to another game that is starting.
 
The details have been finalized. I will be ordering this as soon as I can.

http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail_blazers_finalize_plans_s_2009_10_20.html

Portland, Ore. – Every game on the Trail Blazers’ 15-game KGW broadcast schedule will be streamed live online in high-definition, the Portland Trail Blazers announced today.

Through a partnership with RayV, a technology leader in live sports streaming whose clients include NBA International League Pass and Fox Soccer Channel, Trail Blazers games will be available online at a cost of only $3.99 per game or $39.99 for the entire season.

The online broadcast will feature the KGW feed with Mike Barrett and Mike Rice, augmented with real-time stats, live blog commentary, fan feedback and an iamatrailblazersfan.com fantasy basketball application that allows fans to designate their starting five.

"We are extremely excited to once again be on the cutting edge of a new technology that provides our fans with another way to access Trail Blazers games,” Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said.

Streamed games will be available exclusively to fans in the team’s broadcast territory in Oregon and Southwest Washington (within a 150-mile radius from Portland) beginning with the season opener against Houston on October 27. The pregame show will start at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:00 p.m. game.

Fans can sign up, beginning this Friday, October 23, by visiting trailblazers.com. An FAQ is available on trailblazers.com that details the technical specifications required to receive the broadcast stream.

On October 12, Miller announced to fans on the weekly “Courtside” program that the Trail Blazers would be the NBA’s first team to stream live, in-market broadcasts of locally televised games. The opportunity to stream live, in-market games was granted to teams by the NBA earlier this summer.

Miller also said on Courtside that the Trail Blazers were in direct discussions with Comcast about making the 60-game Comcast SportsNet cable package available online by the beginning of the 2010 calendar year.

“We recognize that this technology represents an opportunity to distribute games that many of our fans can’t otherwise see right now,” Miller said. “Television carriage is still paramount, but we realize online coverage represents progress for a lot of fans, and we are working with Comcast Sports Net to deliver a solution as quickly as possible.”

Fans outside of the Trail Blazers’ 150-mile broadcast territory can also see games online as part of the NBA League Pass Broadband package. Details are available at NBA.com.
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BuckWilliams said:
I was talking to Sarah Mensah this morning and she said

"We are continuing to work with Comcast to get the Comcast games streamed in addition to the KGW games. The reason we gave the 1st of January as a deadline was to help set fan expectations. When we do stream all the games, they will be available over the net to anyone within a 150 mile radius of our territory. Outside that territory, you could stream them from NBA.com."
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This is an absolute, flat-out lie. Outside of the 150 mile radius is Comcast's Blackout radius, which covers a much, much wider area. Why are the Blazers being intentionally incorrect?
 
I agree with Sarah being wrong on this. All of Washington is considered a Blazer and Jazz blackout. No League Pass (even if you can get it), no League Pass Broadband, no Blazers' games or Jazz games without CSNNW (or the national networks).

And no, I don't know why.
 
chris_in_pdx said:
This is an absolute, flat-out lie. Outside of the 150 mile radius is Comcast's Blackout radius, which covers a much, much wider area. Why are the Blazers being intentionally incorrect?
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I know that the blackout applies down here, which is around twice the so called 150 mile radius, i hope that doesn't screw me out of being able to stream the comcast games on the Blazers site if a deal ever gets done...
 
Wait...so the big streaming thing was them streaming KGW games, in the area that already receives KGW over the air in the first place?

Wow, how magnanimous of the Blazers. Charging fans to watch a game they can watch on free over the air telecasts.On tv, which are probably bigger screens. And you don't need internet to watch. And probably have better sound. Whats next, charging fans to listen to the games on the radio?

Couldn't those people already get a wintv type program and hook up tv to their laptop or desktop and watch the games there?
 
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julius said:
Wait...so the big streaming thing was them streaming KGW games, in the area that already receives KGW over the air in the first place?

Wow, how magnanimous of the Blazers. Charging fans to watch a game they can watch on free over the air telecasts. Whats next, charging fans to listen to the games on the radio?
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That press release will be tomorrow.
 
julius said:
Wait...so the big streaming thing was them streaming KGW games, in the area that already receives KGW over the air in the first place?

Wow, how magnanimous of the Blazers. Charging fans to watch a game they can watch on free over the air telecasts. Whats next, charging fans to listen to the games on the radio?
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This is only the 1st step...next is streaming the Comcast games by the beginning of 2010.
 
Blazer_Hippie said:
This is only the 1st step...next is streaming the Comcast games by the beginning of 2010.
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Considering they told us, 2 years ago, that it might take 7-10 games before the comcast thing got settled, you'll have to excuse me if I don't buy that deadline as anything more than them placing a brand new carrot at the end of the rope, trying to get fans to bite.

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sorry if I'm jaded, but for the Blazers to say anything will happen with comcast within my lifetime, has become pretty meaningless at this point.
 
Through a partnership with RayV, a technology leader in live sports streaming whose clients include NBA International League Pass and Fox Soccer Channel, Trail Blazers games will be available online at a cost of only $3.99 per game or $39.99 for the entire season.
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The "entire season" being 15 games? Wow.

At first, I hoped streaming the games would put pressure on Comcast to make a deal with their competitors (the Satellite companies) to broadcast the games. But how exactly is the Blazers working out a deal with Comcast for Comcast to "allow" the Blazers to broadcast (stream) THEIR OWN GAMES beginning next year going to help resolve the broadcast issue? It won't.

If that happens, it would seem to weaken the value of the product (the right to broadcast CSNW) to the Satellite companies, and with Comcast purposely overpricing the product to reduce competition from the satellite companies in the first place, at this point it is more like the Blazers colluding with Comcast to reduce competition than the Blazers putting pressure on Comcast to make the games available to other providers.

Color me pissed. I blame the Blazers.
 
yeah wtf? 175 bucks for less than a full season of JUST blazers.. not much better at all.
 
chris_in_pdx said:
???? Was something else announced today?
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no I just was going off the match of 40 bucks for only 15 games... $2.66 a game average X the 67 remaining games. Just some estimating math, and I'm posting it cause the cost irritates me lol.
 
noknobs said:
I live in LA and don't have NBA tv.

But I will be able to stream the game on trailblazers.com, correct?
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Do you want me to send HCP down south to wipe your ass for you also?

Click on the link I posted. All the info you need is there.
 
noknobs said:
I saw nothing about streaming in the playoffs. What the fuck is your problem? Why not answer a simple fucking question drive-thru boy.
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Why not simply click on a fucking link and figure it out yourself darth dork?
 
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